My journey to the figure stage!

[snagency]

GOOD LAWWD!!
Beastly workout..

Originally Posted by renkev88

BB ROWS
135x6
140x6(PR)
140x5

Congrats!

[renkev88]

Originally Posted by snagency

GOOD LAWWD!!
Beastly workout..

Congrats!

I sure hope that you are not calling me a beast....lol.

[snagency]

Originally Posted by renkev88

I sure hope that you are not calling me a beast....lol.

beastette?? lol..
killer session.

[renkev88]

Originally Posted by snagency

beastette?? lol..
killer session.

thats better.......lol

thanks! I was excited and shocked to get the 140lbs on the rows!

[oufinny]

Originally Posted by renkev88

thats better.......lol

thanks! I was excited and shocked to get the 140lbs on the rows!

Your workouts are starting to scare me Renee... I am 6', 215 and you are putting up some of the weight I do!!!!!

Keep up the good work, seems you are doing awesome.

[renkev88]

Originally Posted by oufinny

Your workouts are starting to scare me Renee... I am 6', 215 and you are putting up some of the weight I do!!!!!

Keep up the good work, seems you are doing awesome.

thanks!!

its funny you said that. cuz today when I was setting up the bar for the bb rows a guy came up to me and said "your not going to lift that are you?". and that was just when I was warming up with 115lbs..lol

[renkev88]

LEGS

LEG PRESS
320x8
340x6( I doubted myself here)
340x8(PR)

SLDL
155x6
155x6(PR for sets)
160x5(PR for weight)

SMITH SQUATS(all slightly below parallel)(weight added to machine)
90X10
90x10
90x10
40x10(3 sec hold at bottom)

LEG EXT SS DB WALKING LUNGES
80x12 25x 24 steps
80x12 25x24 steps
80x12 25x 22 steps

SEATED LEG CURL SS STEPUPS INTO REVERSE LUNGE
135x15 12lb dbsx12
135x15 12lb dbsx12
150x12

OUTER THIGH MAC SS GLUTE PRESS
80x20 70x10
80x20 60x10

CARDIO: HIIT
2 min warmup
10 intervals on stairmaster( 20 secs on level 20 45secs recovery on level 10)
15 min cooldown on bike

NOTES:Nothing like doing legs on your birthday! Yup, today im offically 35 years old. MY legs were toast and could barley make it down the stairs to go home today! I had a coulple more PR;s today which im happy about. overall another great workout! today I also increased my pre wo dose of Powerfull to 2 caps up from 1. So im excited to see how taking 4 caps a day will effect me and my workouts!

oh, and Im having a cheat meal tonight for my b-day. nothing too crazy as I always feel guilty straying from my diet but soon I wont even have an option of having a cheat so I might as well take em while Im allowed. IM thinking of pizza....mmmmm!

[renkev88]

Im exactaly 28 weeks out today. Im currently 13 lbs over my contest day weight from last october. I think that I have had a pretty good offseaon and have been able to put on some muscle. I have taken some starting pictures to track my progess over the next 28 weeks. I wasnt going to post them since I feel that I look too fat right now and Im clearly in the "offseason" and shouldnt be wearing a posing suit right now but I figured that Im only going to get better and everyone has to start somewhere. Right? so here it goes
let the transformation begin!!


these were taken right afte my workout so excuse the hair and lack of makeup.. and the lack of a tan..lol

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/q...32009001-1.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/q...42009004-1.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/q...rch28th009.jpg

[renkev88]

CHEST and ARMS

SLIGHT INC DB PRESS
40x8(PR for reps)
40x6
40x6(pr for sets)

DECLINE DB PRESS
35x10
35x10
35x10(PR for sets)

PECK DECK( 2 sec hold for each rep) ss FEET EVELVATED PUSH UPS
60x12 8 pushups
70x12 6 pushups
70x12 6 push ups

FLAT BAR X REPS
60x15
60x15
60x12

EZ BAR CURLS
60x6
60x6(PR for sets)
60x6

V BAR PRESS DOWNS
90x6
90x6
90x6(PR for sets)

CABLE ROPE CURLS SS CABLE OVERHEAD EXT
80x11(PR for reps) ss 70x10
80x10(PR for reps at thsi weight in a second set)ss 70x8
80x8 ss 70x8

DB PREACHER CURL ss ONE ARM REVERSE GRIP PULLDOWN

20x12 ss 20 x9
20x12 ss 20 x8

CARDIO: 25 min on stepmill level 10 fat burn mode

NOTES: My strength is contuing to increase with each workout! Im even surprising my self!Next workout im going for the 45's on the inc press! MY arms felt like they were going to explode when I was done!
The pump that I had was awsome and this is something new to me. I could barley straighten mmy arms out..lol. I should note that these kinds of pumps are totaly new to me and I have only began to experince them like this in my past few workouts. Im thinking it must be the combination of the AP, powerfull, and jacked Pre wo!

Tomorrow is a mod cardio only day!

[renkev88]

I thought that in addition to the starting pics I would also post some pics of me that wer taken last october at one week out from my show to show what I am trying improve upon. I hoping this time around I can come in even leaner ( especially in the glutes and hams)and hopfully have more muscle added to my shoulder caps and back width.

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/q...a/IMG_0975.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/q...a/IMG_0976.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/q...a/IMG_0978.jpg